海市蜃樓
See also: 海市蜃楼
Chinese
| mirage; seaside city | mirage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (海市蜃樓) | 海市 | 蜃樓 | |
| simp. (海市蜃楼) | 海市 | 蜃楼 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): hǎishìshènlóu
- (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄌㄡˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi2 si5 san5 lau4 / hoi2 si5 san6 lau4 / hoi2 si5 san4 lau4
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hǎishìshènlóu
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄕˋ ㄕㄣˋ ㄌㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǎishìhshènlóu
- Wade–Giles: hai3-shih4-shên4-lou2
- Yale: hǎi-shr̀-shèn-lóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeshyhshennlou
- Palladius: хайшишэньлоу (xajšišɛnʹlou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂən⁵¹ loʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hoi2 si5 san5 lau4 / hoi2 si5 san6 lau4 / hoi2 si5 san4 lau4
- Yale: hói síh sáhn làuh / hói síh sahn làuh / hói síh sàhn làuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoi2 si5 san5 lau4 / hoi2 si5 san6 lau4 / hoi2 si5 san4 lau4
- Guangdong Romanization: hoi2 xi5 sen5 leo4 / hoi2 xi5 sen6 leo4 / hoi2 xi5 sen4 leo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ siː¹³ sɐn¹³ lɐu̯²¹/, /hɔːi̯³⁵ siː¹³ sɐn²² lɐu̯²¹/, /hɔːi̯³⁵ siː¹³ sɐn²¹ lɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
海市蜃樓
- mirage (optical illusion)
- (figurative) castles in the air; illusion
Synonyms
- 蜃樓海市／蜃楼海市